Another type of market is Pasar Terapung or floating market. The picture above shows the activity at Lok Baintan floating market, the iconic marketplace which…
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Orang-utans are the largest tree-living mammals in the world. There are two subspecies: the Bornean Orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) and the Sumatran Orang-utan (Pongo abelli). The…
Jasminum sambac , a popular species in the genus Jasmine is the National Flower of Indonesia, where it is known as Melati. It is used…
A jukung is a small, wooden Indonesian boat. It is traditionally used for fishing, but newer uses include “Jukung Dives”, using the boat as a…
Cual is a traditional woven cloth originating from Mentok,West Bangka. The frist process of dipping thread for motif making is also called cual. The thread…
Gasing, or top spinning, is a traditional game popular among Indonesians in the olden days. Gasing game came to Japan through China but apparently the…
The dalang (Javanese: dhalang) is the puppeteer in an Indonesian wayang performance. A Dalang is a complete artist because a dalang is the director, the…
To define and celebrate their New Year. The same thing also occurs in Bali, however the Balinese commence this occasion with a 24 hour period…
A Kebaya is a traditional blouse-dress combination worn by women in Indonesia in formal events. It is sometimes made from sheer material and usually worn…
Sasandu is a traditional instrument of the Island of Rote, located southwest of Timor, Indonesia. It is one of the essences of describing the great…
The Indonesian language has a fairly large number of classifiers to count objects based on their characteristics. Among the many classifiers for items, the most…